Life Insurance The First Item On Your Bucket List!

A bucket list is defined as a list of the things you would like to achieve before you die, or before you ‘kick the bucket,’ so to speak. The term was popularised by the 2007 film The Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. Whether it lists one item or 10, a bucket list details your dreams and goals for your time on this earth. Parachuting, climbing Everest or owning your own home, bucket lists are as varied and diverse as the people who draw them up. A bucket list assumes that we will lead full lives, that we will be blessed with the 10, 20 or even 30 years we need to tick off all the items on our list. Sadly, for many people, this is not the case and our lives are often cut tragically short. It is for this very reason that the first item on your bucket list should be to invest in life insurance.

Every plan we make and every dream we have assumes that we will live to a ripe old age. Our career path, our dreams of the time we will spend with our grandchildren and our retirement planning all work on the assumption that we will be granted the biblical ‘three score and 10 years’ or 70 years on this earth. While we all know that death is always just a hair’s breadth away, we very rarely face up to or plan for this reality. As a parent and breadwinner, however, planning for your own death is essential.

As a parent, caring for your children is one of your first priorities. You earn the money they need to survive, you care for them when they are ill and spend hours helping them with their homework. You are their anchor and their shelter in this world, ensuring that they are clothed, fed and sheltered. Your job as a parent is not done, however, if you have not planned for the day that you are not there to look after them, the day that you pass away before they are old enough to look after themselves.

To ensure that your family has the funds they need to stay financially afloat in the event of your death you need to invest in a life insurance policy. Your life insurance payout will help your partner or spouse carry the cost of supporting the family on one salary. It can be put towards living expenses, school and university fees and healthcare. It can even be used to pay off some of your unpaid debt.

While it is important to plan for the future, to list your dreams and goals, it is also important to plan for your untimely death. Invest in a life insurance policy today.